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This is Singapore's plan to avoid running out of water

Pipes carrying water from Malaysia to Singapore run alongside the causeway towards the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC15210656B0

There is a countrywide push to cut Singapore's daily consumption by 8% by 2030. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Michael Taylor
Asia correspondent and sub-editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Claudio Accheri
Reporter, Thomson Reuters
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ipes carrying water from Malaysia to Singapore run alongside the causeway towards Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su
Reutens-Tan shows a water-saving device installed in his shower in Singapore. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Michael Taylor
A view of a fountain at the Marina Barrage facility in Singapore. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su
A view of the reverse osmosis system used in the water purification process at a NEWater wastewater reclamation plant in Singapore. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su
A view of the Marina Barrage, which separates freshwater and seawater, in Singapore. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su
Employees monitor the operations at a NEWater wastewater reclamation plant in Singapore. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su
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